Toilet-case.



E. P. BIDWELL. TOILET CASE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1913.

1,126,360. Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

ATTORNEYS EDGAR PERCIVAL BIDW'ELL, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TOILET-CASE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1915.

Application filed November 12, 1913. Serial No. 800,510.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR PnaoivAL Bro- WELL, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and a resident of London, England, have invented a newand Improved Toilet- Case, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The invention relates to toilet accessories, and its object is toprovide a-new and improved toilet case more especially designed for mensuse and arranged to contain a large number of toilet articles in acomparatively small space thus rendering the dress ing case exceedinglyserviceable for the use of travelers and other persons.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a casingprovided on the inner walls with retaining devices for removably holdingtoilet articles, such as a razor, tooth brush, comb, a pair of scissorsand a mirror, a hair brush held removably in the said casing, and aprotecting band in the form of a razor strop and looped around thebristles of the said hair brush to protect the bristles against the saidloops and the toilet articles carried thereby. Use is also made of adrawer removably held in an opening in the back of the hair brush, thedrawer being adapted to contain toilet articles such as a shaving brush,a stick of shaving soap and a nail brush. The drawer when removed fromthe back of the brush permits the user to take a firm grip on the backfor conveniently using the hair brush.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the dressing case with the coverthereof in open position; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional plan view ofthe same; Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the brush and the drawerremoved from the brush and with the cover of the drawer in openposition; and Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the razor strop.

The casing A is preferably made of leather and is rectangular in shape,and from the back of the casing extends integrally a cover B adapted topass over the open top of the casing to close the same, the front end ofthe cover B and the outer face of the front of the casing being providedwith fastening members G, G for locking the cover B when in closedposition. VVithin the casing A are arranged sets of loops D, D,preferably of leather, and attached to the inner faces of the sides ofthe casing A, each set of loopes extending in a transverse direction adistance below the open top of the casing A. The loops D are fashionedto receive and removably retain in vertical position a tooth brush E anda razor F, and the loops D are fashioned to receive and to removablyretain a vertically-disposed comb G and a pair of similarly-disposedscissors H. The tooth brush E is preferably provided with a removableguard E to protect the bristles. The inner face of the back of thecasing A is provided with a flat loop I extending from one side of thecasing to the other side thereof, and this loop I is adapted to receiveand retain a mirror J, preferably in the form of a polished plate ofaluminum or other metal.

It will be noticed that by arranging the loops D, D and I in the mannerdescribed the several toilet articles mentioned are safely held inposition and at the same time sufficient space is left for the receptionof a good-sized hair brush K. The hair brush K is preferably of themilitary style and is provided in its back with an opening K extendingfrom one side to the other so as to form a convenient handle or ahandhold to allow the user to firmly grip the back of the brush when itis intended to use the brush. Into the opening K fits removably a draweror a casing L, preferably provided with a hinged cover L and withpartitions L to divide the interior of the drawer L into differentcompartments for the individual reception of a shaving brush N, a stickof shaving soap 0 and a nail brush P.

A razor strop Q in the form of a flexible band of leather, canvas orother suitable material is looped around the bristles of the brush K toprotect the bristles against injury when placing the brush K into thecasing A or removing it therefrom. It will be noticed that the loops D,D and I and the toilet articles E, F, G, H and J carried by the saidloops form projections inside of the casing A and hence the bristles ofthe brush K would be liable to come in contact with the said projectionsand be injured by the same in placing the brush in position in thecasing or removing it therefrom were it not for the protecting bandformed by the razor strop Q. The razor strop Q, is provided at one endwith a ring Q, and a fastening member Q and the other end of the razorstrop is reducedin width to form a handle Q adapted to pass through thering Q. The strop handle Q is provided with a fastening member Q adaptedto engage the fastening member Q to fasten the ends of the stroptogether after the strop is drawn tightly around the bristles of thebrush K. The razor strop Q is somewhat wider than the length of thebristles of the brush K so that the strop also extends over a portion ofthe sides and ends of the back of the brush and over the front and therear of the drawer L to hold the latter against accidental displacementin the back of the brush K. By the user taking hold of the ring Q therazor strop Q and the brush K can be readily pulled out of the casing Awhenever it is desired to use the brush and strop. After the strop andthe brush are withdrawn from the casing the fastening members Q and Q*are disengaged from each other to allow removal of the razor strop Q,from the brush K. The ring Q] of the razor strop Q can now be engagedwith a fixed hook, nail or other supporting means (see Fig. A) to allowof using the strop Q for stropping the razor F whenever it is desired todo so, it being understood that the razor F is removed from thecorresponding loop D whenever it is desired to strop and use the razor.

The drawer L is pushed out of the opening K of the brush K whenever itis desired to use the brush or the contents of the drawer L.

The front of the casing A is preferably provided at the upper end with acut-out portion to permit the user to readily re- Gopies of this patentmay be .obtained for five cents each, by addressing the move the toiletarticles from the casing A or place the same therein.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described a large number oftoilet articles are safely mounted in the casing, which is exceedinglysmall in size, and ready access is had to the articles contained in thecasing for removal of the articles whenever it is desired to use thesame for toilet purposes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A toilet case, comprising acasing, retaining devices on the innerwalls of the said casing, toilet articles held removably in the saidretaining devices, a brush held removably in the said casing, and aprotecting band in the form of a razor strop and looped around thebristles of the said brush to protect the latter against the saidretaining devices and the toilets articles carried thereby.

2. In a toilet case, the combination of a casing provided interiorlywith retaining devices, a brush adapted to be placed into the casingbetween the said retaining de vices, and a band in the form of a razorstrop looped around the bristles of the brush to protect the sameagainst contact with the said retaining devices on placing the brushinto the casing or removing it therefrom, the said band being providedat its ends with fastening members to fasten the ends together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDGAR PEROIVAL BIDWELL.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosanna, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

